The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Local and state Notes.
Charles Croker, second vice-presidsnt of the
Southern Pacific, rates himself TO be worth $780,
100000
C. r. Meeker has been appointed general
superintendent of the Oregon Pacific, vice F.
c. Buel, resigned.
George c. McMichaeI has been appointed su
perintendent OF the Des Moines division OF the
Minnesota & Northwestern.
The Peru Republican says the railroad down
the old Wabash canal path would have been built
long ago had Wabash voted for it when Peru did.
The rumored official changes which were to
take effect on the 18th on the c.. B. & @. road.
Vice-presdent Peasley says. are without foun-
dalton.
Commencing with to-day the general Offices
and the line Offices located here will close on Sat
urday afternoons at P. n, and the city freight
depots at 4 p.
The citizens OF Richmond have asked the
County Commissioners not to make the levy in
aid of the Evansville, Richmond g. Dayton road
until the road 10 built
F. B. Drake, superintendent of the Sedala d.
vision of the Missouri Pacific. has rendered his
resignation, to take effect the 18th, and comes TO
Ohio TO accept a similar position.
The prospects that the Attica. Anderson e.
Western road will be built are Frightening. Sew
eral townships the proposed line promise to
vote aid to the enterprise, and the right OF way
ts now being secured.
The parties behind the Indiana Midland road
state that il tax is voted to aid their project
along the proposed line the road will be extended
west from Lebanon by Rockville to Clinton, and
In due time on to st. Louis.
Commecing June Is the Connersville accom-
mediation train will through to Cincinnati,
and there will also be earlier train out of
Cincinnati put on to do the accommodation work
between Hamilton and Indianapolis
meeting of the South western Statistical
Bureau Association has been called for the 14th
Of this month. At this meeting an attempt is to
be made TO bring about a reduction in grain rates
from Nebraska to Chicago and st. Louis.
ha lay ara ont f
large tonnage OF lard and oats-classes of traffic
they, In years past have allowed the railroads to
carry. The latter low asking for special rates
on these two classes of freight to meet the lake
competition.
The contract by which the Atchison. Topeka
q Santa Fe enters Chicago over the Chicago &
hrst- named has purchased grounds within the
asst day or two in Chicago, on which to erect
large freight depots.
S. r. Galloway tails a warm personal friend
Union Pacific settled he will 60 to Europe for
several weeks stay. What he will do on his
return he is not now able to state, but two or
three good positions are open to him.
General Passenger Agent Charlton. Of the
Chicago & Alton says il makes difference
what the commission decide the question of
the boycott; their road will continue to pay COM
missions, and under no circumstances accede to
the demands of the Eastern lines in the matter.
All through southern Indiana COMMITTEES are
ct work securing the right OF way and aid in
Lother ways to the building Of the Louisville,
cincinnati 81 Dayton road. The committees
generally report good success, and that most OF
the serious obstacles to Its construction have
been overcome.
The semi annu al meeting of the Weste IN Pas
seneer Agents As ISOLATION held in Chicago was
o tame affair; but nine roads were represented.
:, A general passenger agent thinks it is time to
wind up the affairs of the association, as most
of the Western roads belong to several other
more important and useful organizations.
o. w. Lamport. superin tendent of the Cincin-
natl, Wabash 81 Michigan DAD, was in the city
yesterday, and he confirms the statement that
the company is to put an early train for In
dianapolis and that the P. NJ train out of here
will run through to Elkhart, making a close con-
necsion with the B. & o. for Cedar Beach.
A further reduction in the force in the shops
of the Lake Erie & Western at Peru. Ind. has
been made. 1t was bad day for Peru when
the Wabash took hold Of the l., p & c., and
ton. But in time the Lake Erie 81 Western
will lift the road out of the mire and the Peru
shops will be as active as ever.
Bloomfield. the county seat of Greene county,
Is in high glee over the prospects that the c., L.
St L. q C. is to he extended westward from
Columbus to the rich deposits of COAL extensive
undeveloped iron ore and limestone fields of
Greene county. The citizens of that town
sanguine that the building of this road
the development of the mineral resources of that
section.
The new Pittsburg Coal and Coke Comany or
Grating the Alum Cave coal mines the L. g.
L. H. road have recently purchased a large tract
partly In Sullivan Counties and will erect
merous coke ovens at once, and a considerable
per cent of the bitumous coal will be cooked at
the mines. This company use largely machinery
for mining.
The general freight agents of the roads in the
Middle and Western States Freight Association
yesterday closed three-days' session. Rates
were eadiusted to over 400 points, and the
suit Is that they are now uniform and made on
the same basis. Shippers as well as the freight
agent, can now understand what rate he must
pay to any point in the territory the action OF
the association covers
The Chicago & Western Indiana has elected
as directors for the ensuing year John b. Car
SOC, Louisville New Albany & Chicago; o. S.
1,yford, Chicago & Eastern Illinois; W. j. Spicer,
Chicago 81 Grand Trunk; F. Brouehton, Chicago
q Atlantic; A. A. TallmaRe, the Wabash, and c.
w. Smith. Atchison, Topeka q Santa Fe road.
TIE election of officers was deferred until FRI
day, June H. ~ which time the representative
of the Santa Fe road is expected to qualify.
The l., d. & S. painters strike has ended by
twenty seven men being out of jobs and the
same number OF men taking their places, and
the work ON the Woodruff coaches will be
pushed as heretofore Superintendent Bender
states that the men who struck were getting
from to cents per hour more than do the
painters in the Bee-ine shops at Brightwood or
the painters in the O.. St. L. e. p. shops, but
were not satisfied, thinking that the company
was crowded with work that il was good
time TO strike.
THE ticket. scalpers are still with u.s." said
railroad man yesterday, 'and they will stay" he
added. When the new law first went into effect
general passenger agents of the more prosperous
roads came TO the conclusion that the law would
kill outright every scalper in the country and
some of the officials professed to be filed with
pity for the scalpers, many of them are clever
Fellows. The general passenger agent has now
come down off of his high horse. readily votes
for excursion special rates covering all known
points. ana the scalper procures with blocks
OF such tickets, and tickets single excursionists
to all the localities that he did in days gone by,
and no general passenger agent traveller cries |
talks about fines, and the jolly
scalper is in clover.